I Picked Up a Broken Ten-Thousand-Soul Banner, Then Got Pulled into a Supernatural Game

[Lighthearted Comedy, Feel-Good Power Fantasy, Invincible Hero, No Heroine, Eerie Revival, Dimensional Overkill, Business Genius]

While everyone else is fighting to survive in a horror game, Lin Fan is running a “recruitment drive.” With an ancient demonic treasure in his hands, the arrival of the supernatural isn’t the end of the world: it’s a golden opportunity to start a business.

Lin Fan, twenty-seven, is a broke antique shop owner in the old market, scraping by on fake antiques. One day, he buys an old, battered black banner from the countryside, only to discover that it’s the greatest demonic treasure of ancient times: the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

The good news: It can devour souls and command countless ghosts, and its grade is absurdly high.

The bad news: It’s in such terrible shape that it needs a hundred thousand souls to be repaired.

The worst news: There are no ghosts in modern society.

Just as Lin Fan is on the verge of tears, clutching this “hot potato,” a supernatural game called Tales of Terror descends upon reality. Countless players are dragged into its stages, struggling to survive as vengeful ghosts hunt them down. The horror stages are ruled by strict rules and overrun with ghosts. Player mortality rates soar, plunging the entire world into panic.

But when Lin Fan sees the game notification, his first reaction is

“Heavens, you really know how to serve it up for me.”

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner has absolute control over the souls of ghosts and monsters. While other players cower in an abandoned school, trying to hide from the “Chinese teacher,” Lin Fan chases the ghost around the building, shouting, “Official position, great benefits! First come, first served!”

This isn’t a survival game.

It’s a job fair.